Watch Team Analyst

CommIT Enterprises, Inc•Kansas City, MO

3d•$70,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

CommIT Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a Watch Team Analyst in Kansas City, Missouri. As a member of the Operations Watch Team, this position provides 24x7x365 real-time analysis of events and incidents on clients’ enterprise networks. The analyst serves as a team consultant to the Operations Watch Officer and uses IT service management tools to monitor and detect network events and take immediate action to help ensure mission readiness. Tools include Event Management Tools, BMC Remedy, SharePoint, and Service Operations tools. The position also performs troubleshooting to support networking, servers, and applications, and creates Daily Turnover Log entries in accordance with standard operating procedures. The schedule is 1800–0600 Wednesday through Friday and every other Saturday. The position is based in a general office environment at a contractor site, with possible travel of 0–10% and possible off-hours work to support releases and outages. A Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.

Requirements

Hold an IAM Level I certification: CAP, CND, Cloud+, GSLC, Security+ CE, or HCISPP.
At least 3 years of demonstrated experience working on an operations staff, assisting the Watch Team Lead with gathering information, tracking incidents, and preparing reports.
Three years of related Watch Analyst experience.
Background in IT business processes and cyber incident response.
Proficiency with ITSM tools such as BMC Remedy, SharePoint, and event management systems.
Knowledge of troubleshooting methodologies for networking, servers, and applications.
Ability to work in a high-pressure, 24x7x365 shift-based environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to follow policies and procedures.
Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting up to 10 pounds and performing the listed standing, walking, sitting, dexterity, mobility, communication, and visual tasks.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the ITIL v4 framework.
Experience working directly with military leadership in an operational capacity.
Experience with the Remedy ticketing system.

Responsibilities

Monitor and detect network events and incidents and take immediate action as they occur.
Identify problems and take appropriate action according to Operations Watch Team procedures.
Create formal reports and assign work requests to the appropriate group.
Collect and analyze events and incidents from multiple sources, correlating information across IT management tools.
Advise the Operations Officer on business processes to achieve desired results.
Manage, track, and file information received and produced by the client.
Assist with creating and distributing on-demand Situation Reports.
Create Daily Turnover Log entries in accordance with Watch SOPs.
Serve as an action officer with knowledge of cyber incident response, event management, incident management, and change management.
Organize client data according to team procedures and file information so it can be retrieved quickly to support client decisions.
Provide Watch Team reports as needed.
Provide executive-level Watch Team briefings on behalf of the client.
Troubleshoot networking, server, and application issues.